Skip to content

Complete any ten of the… (Class 10 English SQP 2026-27, Q3)

questionbuddy.in/q/cbse-10-english-2026-27-sqp-q3-complete-ten-twelve-tasks-directed

EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 10 marks · Grammar

CBSE Class 10 English sample paper 2026-27: question 3

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section B, question 3, for 10 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q3 · 10 marks · GrammarGrammar

Complete any ten of the twelve following tasks, as directed.

  1. I

    Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the opening line of a formal email:
    Dear Ms. Sharma,
    We are writing to confirm that your application for the scholarship programme ____________________ by our selection committee last week.

    1. (A)has been reviewed
    2. (B)was reviewed
    3. (C)has been reviewing
    4. (D)will be reviewed
    1 mark
  2. II

    Report the doctor's statement.
    Doctor: “You should reduce your sugar intake and exercise regularly.”

    1 mark
  3. III

    Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the official notice:
    Notification to All Students,
    Please note that _________________ applicants who have submitted incomplete forms are required to resubmit their documents by Friday.

    1. (A)these
    2. (B)those
    3. (C)this
    4. (D)that
    1 mark
  4. IV

    Read Isha's statement to her class teacher about missing school:
    “I was absent yesterday because I had to visit the dentist for my regular check-up.”
    Report Isha's statement by completing the following sentence:
    Isha explained that _________________.

    1 mark
  5. V

    Identify and correct the error in the given line from a technical report:
    Neither the software developers nor the project manager were aware of the compatibility issues.
    (Table to be completed: Error | Correction)

    1 mark
  6. VII

    The given question has an error. Select the option that correctly identifies the error and the correction.
    What among these books have you read before?
    (Table: No. | Error | Correction)
    A. What | Which
    B. among | between
    C. these | this
    D. have | has

    1. (A)What / Which
    2. (B)among / between
    3. (C)these / this
    4. (D)have / has
    1 mark
  7. VIII

    Juhi asked her friend the following question:
    “Are you prepared for the mathematics test next week?”
    Report it correctly to complete the following sentence.
    Juhi asked her friend _________________.

    1 mark
  8. IX

    Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
    Saira was disappointed when she saw there was _______ food left to serve the guests.

    1. (A)few
    2. (B)least
    3. (C)any
    4. (D)little
    1 mark
  9. X

    Identify the error and suggest the correction.
    Each of the participants in the Science Fair have been given a set of guidelines to follow during the competition.
    (Table to be completed: Error | Correction)

    1 mark
  10. XI

    Fill in the blank to complete the teacher’s advice by choosing the correct options from those given in brackets.
    If you practice regularly, you ____________ win the quiz competition next month. (might / must)

    1 mark
  11. XII

    Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the brackets from a travel blog.
    This hill station ____________ (lose) its natural beauty since the last time I saw it.

    1 mark

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Identify the tense and the subject before choosing.

Hint 2

For reported speech, shift the tense back and change the time words and pronouns.

Hint 3

For 'neither...nor' and 'each', check the verb agreement rule.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. I. B, 'was reviewed'. Passive voice in the simple past, because 'last week' marks a finished time.

    1 mark

  2. II. The doctor advised the patient to reduce his sugar intake and exercise regularly.

    1 mark

  3. III. B, 'those'. It refers to a specific group of applicants.

    1 mark

  4. IV. she had been absent the previous day because she had had to visit the dentist for her regular check-up. (Rule: the past tense moves back one step, 'yesterday' becomes 'the previous day', 'my' becomes 'her'.)

    1 mark

  5. V. Error: were. Correction: was. With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'the project manager', which is singular.

    1 mark

  6. VII. A. 'What' should be 'Which', because the choice is from a limited set of books.

    1 mark

  7. VIII. if she was prepared for the mathematics test the following week. (Rule: a yes/no question is reported with 'if', in statement order.)

    1 mark

  8. IX. D, 'little'. 'Food' is uncountable and the sense is negative.

    1 mark

  9. X. Error: have. Correction: has. The subject 'each' is singular.

    1 mark

  10. XI. might. It expresses a possibility, not a certainty.

    1 mark

  11. XII. has lost. Present perfect, because of 'since'.

    1 mark

Answer: I B; II reported with 'advised...to reduce'; III B; IV she had been absent the previous day because she had had to visit the dentist for her regular check-up; V were→was; VII A; VIII if she was prepared for the mathematics test the following week; IX D; X have→has; XI might; XII has lost

Where the marks are

  • Each correct item earns 1 mark; any ten are to be attempted (10 marks)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Grammar
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Grammar, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2026-27: every question, by section.

The question is transcribed from the official paper; figures are described in words. The solution, hints and chapter tag are ours. Spotted an error? Write tosupport@questionbuddy.in.